▲ 495 ▼ Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe (www.pcmag.com) submitted 7 months ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 69 points 7 months ago (6 children) It's not a conspiracy, just plain old incompetence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) The older I've gotten (or the further into late stage capitalism), the less I'm inclined to accept "Never attribute to malice, that which can be adequately explained by incompetence" (- Napoleon, perhaps) and the more I subscribe to "Why not both?". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago "It's probably malice." Me (2026) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 22 points 7 months ago (1 child) Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago Nice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago There's definitely plenty of evidence for both at MS. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago No, it’s incompetence to have the hubris to do this on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) The older I've gotten (or the further into late stage capitalism), the less I'm inclined to accept "Never attribute to malice, that which can be adequately explained by incompetence" (- Napoleon, perhaps) and the more I subscribe to "Why not both?". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago "It's probably malice." Me (2026) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 22 points 7 months ago (1 child) Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago Nice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago There's definitely plenty of evidence for both at MS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago "It's probably malice." Me (2026) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 22 points 7 months ago (1 child) Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago Nice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago There's definitely plenty of evidence for both at MS. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 months ago No, it’s incompetence to have the hubris to do this on purpose. permalink fedilink source parent